"Time Difference"

Stepping Out in RED Shoes!

- Day 98 -

Right NOW... it's 9 A.M. here

and 6 A.M. there.

I live in Florida.  My son lives in Colorado.  Every time I want to call and talk with him, I have to remember there's a time difference.  This morning I was just thinking... "It's 9 A.M. -- I think I'll give Joe a call!"   Then I remembered...  "No! No!  It's only 6 A.M.  there.  NOW is definitely NOT the time to call him."

I've noticed lately that sometimes God talks to me like I'm already married.  He has conversations with me that imply I'm already at a place in ministry that I haven't reached yet.  Monies for provision that I'm praying for are supposedly sitting in my bank account.

It's as if my hopes and dreams get caught in some sort of time warp.  

For a moment, it's as if I'm there -- in the "completed"  zone -- and then I realize, 

No, I'm still here - It hasn't happened yet --

 at least not in my time.

I know that Thanksgiving Day is a far ways off, but every time it rolls around,  I'm compelled, by tradition, to watch The Macy's Day Parade.  Besides just being fun, I always feel that it's an indicator of how the Divine Time Difference works.

I picture myself in New York City sitting, front and center, with the news casters, watching the parade go by.  God, on the other hand, watches from above.  His vantage point is entirely different from mine.  From where He's sitting, He sees the entire parade, beginning to end.  I only see what's right in front of me.  It may be a marching band, some clowns, a broadway production number, or a massive balloon, but for me, it's segmented.  I've got to wait the two hours to see Santa and his sleigh.

In an instant, God sees it all!

He sees the parade of my life from beginning to end, all at once.

Perhaps that's why He often talks with me as if things are already done.  To Him, they are!  I may have to wait 2 hours, 2 days, 2 months... even 2 years or more -- to be married -- to reach my ministry goals -- to be healed --  to receive financial provisions -- to see things come to pass that God has told me about.  That's okay!  I don't need to be flustered.

I just need to remind myself of the Divine Time Difference.   

No matter, -- whether it's NOW or LATER for me -- He always notices I'm wearing my  RED shoes!

Gail